Nigerian Man in India Struggles to Post Bail After Year Behind Bars

A Nigerian national, Ezeonyili Franklin Uchenna alias Kelech, was arrested in a pan-India narcotics operation worth ₹9.5 crore. He spent over a year in judicial remand before winning bail in April. The court ordered a personal bond of ₹25,000 and two sureties of the same amount. Kelech says he cannot raise the ₹50,000 surety. He petitioned to cut it to ₹5,000. On Friday the court reduced the required surety to ₹15,000, noting his poor financial capacity. Authorities allege he worked for Divine Ebuka Suzee and Uche Happiness’s drug network. Police seized 17 grams of MDMA and recovered a pen drive listing 411 Africans, along with transaction receipts tying him to the ₹9.5 crore operation.

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